Body found shot, dumped on side of remote western Jefferson County road

A body was discovered late Tuesday afternoon in makeshift dump on the side of a remote roadway in western Jefferson County.

The gruesome discovery was made by passersby shortly before 3 p.m. The location is near Third Place South and Avenue S in the Lipscomb area.

Jefferson County sheriff's deputies responded the scene and put up crime scene tape. Chief Deputy Randy Christian said the victim is an adult male who was suffering from apparent multiple gunshot wounds.

The victim has not yet been positively identified.

Nearby residents said the property is near the old Woodward Mines. The area where the body was found used to be the site of housing and the commissary for workers who mined the red ore. The mining there shut down in the late 1960s, and there area has developed into a frequent location of illegal dumping and other activities.

The victim is the 58th homicide victim in all of Jefferson County for 2018, including 37 in the City of Birmingham.

Christian said the investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information about this crime is asked to call the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office at 205-325-1450 or Crime Stoppers at 205-254-7777.